1995_European_Amateur_Team_Championship
1995 European Amateur Team Championship
Golf competition
The 1995 European Amateur Team Championship took place 5–9 July at Royal Antwerp Golf Club in Kapellen, Belgium, 20 kilometres north of the city center of Antwerp. It was the 19th men's golf European Amateur Team Championship.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 5–9 July 1995 |
| Location | Kapellen, Belgium 51°21′N 04°28′E |
| Course(s) | Royal Antwerp Golf Club |
| Organized by | European Golf Association |
| Format | Qualification round: 36 holes stroke play Knock-out match-play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,600 yards (6,000 m) |
| Field | 20 teams 120 players |
| Champion | |
 ScotlandStephen Gallacher, Barclay Howard, Hugh McKibbin, Graham Rankin, Alan Reid, Gordon Sherry | |
| Qualification round: 688 (−32) Final match: 6–1 | |
| Location map | |
Each team consisted of six players, playing two rounds of opening stroke-play qualifying competition over two days, counting the five best scores each day for each team.
The eight best teams formed flight A, in knock-out match-play over the next three days. The teams were seeded based on their positions after the stroke play. The first placed team were drawn to play the quarter-final against the eight placed team, the second against the seventh, the third against the sixth and the fourth against the fifth. Teams were allowed to use six players during the team matches, selecting four of them in the two morning foursome games and five players in to the afternoon single games. Games all square at the 18th hole were declared halved, if the team match was already decided.
The eight teams placed 9–16 in the qualification stroke-play formed flight B and the four teams placed 16–20 formed flight C, to play similar knock-out play, with one foursome game and four single games, to decide their final positions.
20 nation teams contested the event. Each team consisted of six players.
Players in the leading teams
| Country | Players |
|---|---|
 Belgium |
Jack Boeckx, Didier de Vooght, Gauthier d'Hollander, Arnoud Langenaeken, Nicolas Todtenhaupt, Raf Vanbegin |
 Denmark |
Søren Hansen, Thomas Havemann, Martin Jacobsen, Christian Kjaergaard, Nils Rorbaeck-Petersen, K. Jensen-Storgard |
 England |
Collin Edwards, Mark Foster, Gary Harris, David Howell, Lee S. James, Gary Wolstenholme |
 France |
Jean-Marc de Polo, Raphael Eyraud, François Illouz, Raphael Jacquelin, Laurent Pargade, Christophe Ravetto |
 Germany |
Herbert Forster, Oliver Hülse, Ralf Junge, Felix Lubenau, Hans-Günther Reiter, Jan-Erik Schapmann |
 Ireland |
Jody Fanagan, Pádraig Harrington, Garth McGimpsey, John Morris, Gary Murphy, Keith Nolan |
 Norway |
Christian Aronsen. Knut Ekjord, Morten Hagen, Ørjan Larsen, Morten Orveland, Kristian Svalheim |
| Scotland |
Stephen Gallacher, Barclay Howard, Hugh McKibbin, Graham Rankin, Alan Reid, Gordon Sherry |
 Spain |
Francisco Cea, Jacobo Cestino, Francisco de Pablo, Sergio García, José Manuel Lara, José María Zamora |
 Sweden |
Mattias Eliasson, Viktor Gustavsson, Christopher Hanell, Daniel Olsson, Johan Selberg, Leif Westerberg |
 Wales |
Bradley Dredge, Craig Evans, Garry Houston, David Park, Mark Smith, Yestin Taylor |
Other participating teams
Team Scotland won the opening 36-hole qualifying competition, with a 32-under-par score of 688, six strokes ahead of Sweden.
There was no official award for the lowest individual scores, but individual leaders were Pádraig Harrington, Ireland and Gordon Sherry, Scotland, each with a 9-under-par score of 135, one stroke ahead of nearest competitors.
Team Scotland won the gold medal, earning their fourth title, beating defending champions team England in the final 6–1.
Team Sweden earned the bronze on third place, after beating France 4.5–2.5 in the bronze match.
Qualification round
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Team standings
* Note: In the event of a tie the order was determined by the best total of the two non-counting scores of the two rounds. |
Individual leaders
Note: There was no official award for the lowest individual score. |
Flight A
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Bracket
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Final games
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Flight B
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First round elimination matches
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Second round elimination matches
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Match for 15th place
Match for 13th place
Match for 11th place
Match for 9th place
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Flight C
| Round 1 | Match for 17th place | |||||
 Portugal | 5 | |||||
 Estonia | 0 | |||||
| Portugal | 3 | |||||
 Iceland | 2 | |||||
| Iceland | 3 | |||||
 Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
| Match for 19th place | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 5 | |||||
| Estonia | 0 | |||||
Final standings
- Eisenhower Trophy – biennial world amateur team golf championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation.
- European Ladies' Team Championship – European amateur team golf championship for women organised by the European Golf Association.
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